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J. K; ONEIL.

Weighing Scoop.

.Paiehted June 2, 1868.-

that Y ewe. ite t Letters Patent No. 78,604, time Jane 2,- 1868,

IMPROVEMENT IN WEIGHING-SGQOP.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY iCONGERNf- 7 Be it lsdown that -I, JOHIJK. ONEIL, of. Kingston, in the county'of Ulster, and State of New York, have iuv'ented an Improved Weighing-Scoop; and I. do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the-accompanying drawings, making part of this specification- Figure 1 being a view,-in perspective, of the scoop, as in the act of weighing.

Figure 2,9. side-elevation .of the same. i

Figure 3;: top view thereof, showing the position of parts when the scoop isnsed for scooping up substances.

Figure 4, a front view'of'thebalancepr weighing-scale thereof. I

Figure 5, a corresponding View, the dial and front plate being removed.

Figure 6, aview of the-lower-.end of the same. 7 I

Like letters designate correspondinglparts in all of the-figures.

- In order that the scoop A ma y rest upright, and retain whatever may be in' it when placed upon a table or other supporg a flat poiit i oig',a, is formedon the bottonnat the back parig asi-represented. The slope or direction of this plane portion is such as to enable the scoop to contain its contents. It is formed by splittin'g cen trally the rounded bottom of the scoop, and lapping the edges, substantially as shown in fig. 3, or by striking up the form.

The handle B is'made hollow on its upper side, the cavity therein being of form and size to receive and compactly hold thclow'er side or face of the spring-balance D, from which the bail of the scoop is suspended. When the bail is swung back', ,its pivots-jam located so as to bring the balance in position to rest in the handle.

' A. projection, g, or itsequivgil'ent, 0n --.i li e '1ower end of the balance, fits into a hole ornotch, h, in the back end of the scoop, 'or into the handle, at its junction therewith; A catch, 6, at the rear end of the handle, holds the balance in position-when placed in the .handle, so ,thattbe whole only makes a handle of good shape and size. 'In that position', the scoop is used iji the ordinary way; but,-when anything is to be weighed in the scoop, the balance is turned 'up with the -h'ail, as in figs. 1 and 2, the index on the balance iudicating'the weight of the substance in the scoop. i i 1 In weighing, thefhandle-end of the scoop somewhat overbalances the other end; and there are notches around, or projections, c-c, fo.rward of, the pivots of the bail, so arranged. as to prevent the hail from moving forward beyonda vertical-position. .This arrangement prevents the tilting oi" the scoop while weighing. A simple crook in the middle of the bail, as shown, around which a hook or loop, at the lower end of the balance, catches, serves tokeep the balance in a central position on the bail.

- The loop or h'ook d, by which the bail issuspended from the balance, for convenience and cheapness, is formed of the lower end of fit he weighing-spring 12 itself, as shown in fig. 5. This extends down through a slot or oblong hole in the bottom of the balance, as shown in fig. (i, so that the spring cannot turn in the balance-cases The weighing-rack t of the balance-has a round shaft, 1, swivelling therein, and extending down intoth'e spring, which is held thereon by a pin, s, projecting from-the said shaft, between two adjacent coils of the spring, as shown in hig. 5-; and-thus, by turning the shaft in t g, the pin s travels up or down in the coils, and thereby the strength of the springaud the weighing-devi adjusted.

Another adjustment is obtained by securing the index or hand m to the pivot by friction, preferably by means of the compression of an elastic washer, 'n, (fig. 4,) over it, as indicated, while, with the exception of the friction, theindex turns freely round on the piv'ot; I

Besides these adjustments, thethc'e or dial F of the balance is movable and adjustable around its centre, so that the weight of the scoop itself, or of the vesselholding the substance, can be deducted by simply moving th scale round till the hand points to zero, as indicated by red lines in fig. and then the hand will indicate the net weightdirectly upon the dial, as indicated by black lines in the same figure. Thus, no deducting of tare is necessary.

'The form of the balance is an important feature for the purpose here designed. The upper end is made full and rounded, so as to admit the dial, andfurnish a good shape for thehandle, fl att ed only on one side, while tholl ower end is round,'and tapers to the lower end.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.

I. The hollow. handle B tothe scoop, for the' pni'pose of receiving 'the balance D, substantially as herein setforth. v l

2. I also claim securing the balance to the'handle when 'not in use for. weighing, substantially as specified.

3. I also claim so shaping the balance that it will form a counterpart to the handle, and compose part of it when brought down thereto, substantially-as described.

' 4. I also claim thearrangement of the notches cc, '0! their equivalent, upon the scoop,inrelation to the bail and balance, substantially as and for thepurgose set forth. I

' 5. Ialso claim attaching the balance to the scoop bail by the extension of the-hnlance-spring itself, as herein specifietL 6. I also claim the combination and-arrangement of the w eighing rack t,'swivcl-shaft r, pin s and the balance-spring, substantially as andfor the purpose herein set forth.

, 7. Ialso claim the elastic wnshr 1:, around the index pivot, and' pressing upon the index, substantially as and for the purpose hereinspecified.

8.-I also claim the combination of theadjustable dial and adjustable index, to be used together, for malcin'g double or-suc'cessi'e adjustments, as specitled.. I v

The above specification of my improted weighing-scoop signed by me, this; 2d day of August, 1867.

. JOHN K. ONEIL. Witnesses: I

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E- J. BROWN: 

